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. >>> now on to the science fiction part of the week. as fate would have it, two days later, president obama awarded george lucas the national medal of arts and humanities. while he didn't mention any future lunar ambitions in his speech, he did reflect on the legacy of "star wars." >> i remember when i first saw "star wars," there is a whole generation that thinks special effects always look like they do today. but it used to be you would see like the string on the little model spaceships. anyway, i'm being led astray. >> much like the moon bill in congress, lucas' original idea for "star wars" was met with skepticism at first. but he got it done with a mix of good storytelling and innovative special effects. so that got us thinking maybe the moon bill supporters should take those lessons and repackage their bill in a format more familiar to "star wars" fans in congress. and here's what that might look liken hansed with our own special effects. ♪ ♪ >>> well, that's just a taste. the entire bill would probably take another five minut
. >>> now on to the science fiction part of the week. as fate would have it, two days later, president obama awarded george lucas the national medal of arts and humanities. while he didn't mention any future lunar ambitions in his speech, he did reflect on the legacy of "star wars." >> i remember when i first saw "star wars," there is a whole generation that thinks special effects always look like they do today. but it used to be you would see like the string...
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obama but his successors and successor's successor. >> thank you for your insight. you may now take painkillers. >> on that cheery ending. >> really. >> chuck todd, thank you. we'll see you coming up on "the daily rundown." coming up another new york politician looks to rebound from personal scandal. how former governor eliot spitzer is plotting his comeback. politico's maggie haberman and "the new york times" michael varboro joins us next. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucksp. geoff: i'm the kind of guy who doesn't like being sold to. the last thing i want is to feel like someone is giving me a sales pitch, especially when it comes to my investments. you want a broker you can trust. a lot of guys at the other firms seemed more focused on selling than their clients. that's why i stopped working at my old brokerage and became a financial consultant with charles schwab. avo: what kind of financial consultant are you looking for? talk to us today. >>> from those to whom much is given, much is expected. i have been given much, the love of my family, the fa
obama but his successors and successor's successor. >> thank you for your insight. you may now take painkillers. >> on that cheery ending. >> really. >> chuck todd, thank you. we'll see you coming up on "the daily rundown." coming up another new york politician looks to rebound from personal scandal. how former governor eliot spitzer is plotting his comeback. politico's maggie haberman and "the new york times" michael varboro joins us next. you're...
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here is part of the house debate on the rule. >> it offers amendments that would protect the children of america from hunger. >> the chair would ask members to confine unanimous request -- consent requests to simple, declarative statements of the attitudes toward the measure. further embellishments will result in a deduction of time from the yielding member. >> mr. speaker -- >> without objection. >> i yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, for unanimous consent. >> i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rules because it takes the safety net away from america's poor families. >> without objection, the gentleman's time will be charged. >> mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from mr. new york, mr. randel. >> thank you. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks strong opposition to the farm the underlying bill, because it hurts america's children. >> without objection, the gentleman's time will be charged. >> mr. speaker, i yield. >> the gentleman will citizen cori -- will state his inquiry. opposed, that
here is part of the house debate on the rule. >> it offers amendments that would protect the children of america from hunger. >> the chair would ask members to confine unanimous request -- consent requests to simple, declarative statements of the attitudes toward the measure. further embellishments will result in a deduction of time from the yielding member. >> mr. speaker -- >> without objection. >> i yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, for...
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jenna: -- be part of the checks and balances of government. and if the president's commitment -- and, you know, president bush also talked about iran not getting nuclear weapons, it's not just president obama in this. >> exactly. jenna: what about that check on power about whether or not there is the people and our representatives to check whether or not that commitment is the right one? >> thank you, jenna, for that question. one of the central reasons why the president now has such enormous power to go to war, to stop a war, to enhance a war is because the congress, which is supposed to be the check on presidential authority, the congress on the issue of war and peace has gone on vacation. and it's been on vacation now for decades. and increasingly as the congress becomes irrelevant in the making of foreign policy, the president picks up the power that congress has left on the streets. and so it isn't that a president whether democratic or republican seizes more authority, it was simply there, and the president moves to accumulate more and m
jenna: -- be part of the checks and balances of government. and if the president's commitment -- and, you know, president bush also talked about iran not getting nuclear weapons, it's not just president obama in this. >> exactly. jenna: what about that check on power about whether or not there is the people and our representatives to check whether or not that commitment is the right one? >> thank you, jenna, for that question. one of the central reasons why the president now has...
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it's a fast growing part of the population. not just hispanics but also asian americans which should be republicans who voted almost as much for obama as -- >> a little more. asian americans. >> and you know, the exit polls may be a little off there. but, in fact, they say too that's one of the driving forces. i have difficulty disagreeing with jim's analysis. my gut still tells me something is going to happen. you can't find it when you start talking to people. the stuff they do pass, jim, may cause problems for them. for instance, the border security, a lot of that cotton is talking about is fraudulent. the idea of spending 46 or $50 billion -- they proposed to have almost as many troops on the mexican border as we do in the dmz. i mean, it really is -- it may be great cover for voting for a bill, but if you do that stand alone, it seems to me you really look foolish. >> yeah. if this doesn't pass i think it's pretty clear what 2014 will be about in a lot of races. and you know, i think that is -- that is the political calcul
it's a fast growing part of the population. not just hispanics but also asian americans which should be republicans who voted almost as much for obama as -- >> a little more. asian americans. >> and you know, the exit polls may be a little off there. but, in fact, they say too that's one of the driving forces. i have difficulty disagreeing with jim's analysis. my gut still tells me something is going to happen. you can't find it when you start talking to people. the stuff they do...
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. >>> a big delay for an important part of obama care draws fire from republicans, after this. lots of options, huh? i can help you narrow it down. ok thanks. this one's smudge free. smudge-free. really? and this one beeps when you leave the door open. upgrade your laundry room and kitchen appliances during red white and blue savings. thank you! more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. your choice, maytag or ge washer, now just $399 each. aren't always the most obvious. take the humble stevia plant, with a surprising secret to share: sweetness. truvia sweetener. zero-calorie sweetness, born from the stevia leaf. from nature, for sweetness. [ french accent ] antacid! sorry, i have gas. but you relieve gas, no? not me... that's his job. true. i relieve gas fast. [ male announcer ] gas-x is designed to relieve gas. gas-x, the gas xpert. >>> announced this week it will delay implementation of the affordable care act. the employer mandate to provide their workers with coverage or pay a penalty will now go into effect in 2015, instead of 2014. the administration s
. >>> a big delay for an important part of obama care draws fire from republicans, after this. lots of options, huh? i can help you narrow it down. ok thanks. this one's smudge free. smudge-free. really? and this one beeps when you leave the door open. upgrade your laundry room and kitchen appliances during red white and blue savings. thank you! more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. your choice, maytag or ge washer, now just $399 each. aren't always the most...
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after the court ruled that obama recess appointments of three members or invalid richard cordray was also part of a recess appointment that was not subject to a lawsuit and the supreme court will decide nlrb cases. this action would probably take these actions out of the court and that is in the interest of this administration not to have the embarrassment of the supreme court if they came out with a decision contrary. i don't know how this will play after a i would love to hear by other members of the panel how this will happen to understand specifically how the nuclear option would even come into play. what happens on tuesday morning if there is no agreement how does it play out? is the threshold merely lowered from 60 to 50 votes or will all senate debate be declared dilatory? keep in mind two things -- when you look at this year, two of the biggest thing that happened politically were filibuster's. you hear the demonization of the filibuster. they say it slows everything down and blocks legislation. my boss rand paul filibuster on the senate floor for 13 hours. that raised every
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. >> democrats acknowledge politics will be a important part. >> the house of representatives refuses to solve this problem, preserves the status quo of a broken system, yes, we will hold them accountable for defying president bush, president obama, 68 senators, and 87% of the american people who want the ideology to be dispensed with, and want to solve this problem on a bipartisan comprehensive way. >> and with all of that on the table, and much more, congress will be in recess for most of august. shannon? >> steve, thank you very much. the house's approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger battle over food stamps. last thursday republicans pushed through an agriculture bill, but with the food stamp component stripped out of it for the first time in decades. some democrats call the move a heartless attempt at reducing the federal budget deficit, but republicans say they will hold a separate vote on food stamp funding next month. joining us is president of d-ii strategies. and rob johnson, republican strategist and former campaign manager for rick p
. >> democrats acknowledge politics will be a important part. >> the house of representatives refuses to solve this problem, preserves the status quo of a broken system, yes, we will hold them accountable for defying president bush, president obama, 68 senators, and 87% of the american people who want the ideology to be dispensed with, and want to solve this problem on a bipartisan comprehensive way. >> and with all of that on the table, and much more, congress will be in...
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african-american community and universal support for their party is going to have a challenge post obama rare. there is going to be some tension there. both political parties face it and the key one of the republican party is how do we keep the religious conservatives part of that coalition while allowing ourselves to be heard by other people. >> that was my main objective. thank you. >> we are expecting today's white house briefing with jay carney to get under way. we will have that live for you right here on zahn. as we wait we will bring you a portion of this morning's "washington journal." host: each week we look at how your money is at work in a different federal program. we will spend the next 45 minutes speaking about the interstate highway system. the history, funding, how it is kept up. we're joined by prof. jonathan gifford who oversees the master's program at george mason university for transportation policy. take us back in histor explain the creation of the interstate highway system, specifically president eisenhower's involvement. guest: there are two key ate. one is 1944 w
african-american community and universal support for their party is going to have a challenge post obama rare. there is going to be some tension there. both political parties face it and the key one of the republican party is how do we keep the religious conservatives part of that coalition while allowing ourselves to be heard by other people. >> that was my main objective. thank you. >> we are expecting today's white house briefing with jay carney to get under way. we will have...
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one i talked to said barack obama is basically stunt casting. they're not going to have another charismatic biracial candidate until somebody we've never heard of takes the nomination. when they make fun of hillary clinton of being a golden girl that's part of the message you'll have another white candidate going and if those numbers tick at all, then ohio is harder for you to win because i think ohio you get obama winning 40% of the white vote. something that the democrats didn't think they could win with. he wins by bringing out black voters, hauck income, vass, they think they changed the map that way. they're pretty hard-nosed about how they can hold a house too and they're right. if every district that had less than -- more than 25% hispanic votes that republicans hold now if they lost although they'd have the house. now, they gerrymandered in a way so they have mostly white strongholds, low minority populations where they can make it and the places where they do have a high minority population mike maria was saying were participation in th
one i talked to said barack obama is basically stunt casting. they're not going to have another charismatic biracial candidate until somebody we've never heard of takes the nomination. when they make fun of hillary clinton of being a golden girl that's part of the message you'll have another white candidate going and if those numbers tick at all, then ohio is harder for you to win because i think ohio you get obama winning 40% of the white vote. something that the democrats didn't think they...
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after the court ruled that obama recess appointments of three members or invalid richard cordray was also part of a recess appointment that was not subject to a lawsuit and the supreme court will decide nlrb cases. this action would probably take these actions out of the court and that is in the interest of this administration not to have the embarrassment of the supreme court if they came out with a decision contrary. play't know how this will after a i would love to hear by other members of the panel how this will happen to understand specifically how the nuclear option would even come into play. what happens on tuesday morning if there is no agreement how does it play out? is the threshold merely lowered from 60 to 50 votes or will all senate debate be declared dilatory. ? keep in mind two things -- when you look at this year, two of the biggest thing that happened politically were filibuster's. you hear the demonization of the filibuster. they say it slows everything down and blocks legislation. my boss rand paul filibuster on the senate floor for 13 hours. that raised every amer
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president obama met this morning with senators john mccain and chuck schumer to talk about immigration reform because the two were part of the gang of eight that crafted the legislation that passed the senate last week. however, it's now in the hands of house republicans who are refusing to move the issue forward. they decided they would rather work on small piecemeal bills rather than comprehensive solutions. they are disproportionately fixated on border control. here is michele bachmann proving once again they just can't seem to get over that fence.
president obama met this morning with senators john mccain and chuck schumer to talk about immigration reform because the two were part of the gang of eight that crafted the legislation that passed the senate last week. however, it's now in the hands of house republicans who are refusing to move the issue forward. they decided they would rather work on small piecemeal bills rather than comprehensive solutions. they are disproportionately fixated on border control. here is michele bachmann...
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>>> remember when president obama's former campaign advisor david axelrod said this? >> we have a large government. part of being president is there's so much that you can't know because the government is so vast. >> so vast indeed. from issues like the irs targeting obama's political opponents to delaying obama care's employer mandate till 2015. are we seeing a government that is bloated to an unseemingly large level and become profoundly incompetent? joining us to weigh in is droy murdoch. i like your thesis. maybe the core problem with government is it is too big to deal with itself. >> even if you like the things, they are not getting done we had the employer mandate pushed back to january 2015, past the midterm elections. all these exchanges which are supposed to be the engine room of this system. 34 states relying on federal government to help set up these changes. they require 85% of the steps to be completed between now and october 1st. that is highly unlikely to happen. and rate shock where people discover what they are going to pay next year. a 25 nonsmoker
>>> remember when president obama's former campaign advisor david axelrod said this? >> we have a large government. part of being president is there's so much that you can't know because the government is so vast. >> so vast indeed. from issues like the irs targeting obama's political opponents to delaying obama care's employer mandate till 2015. are we seeing a government that is bloated to an unseemingly large level and become profoundly incompetent? joining us to weigh...
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from other parts of the republican party was immediate. there was the wall street journal editorial. there were comments from liz andt and senator came, -- senator mccain made clear that they the best there were graham andom lindsey senator mccain. he may have lost points from the republican party for doing that. writes fort reid washington monthly on the education in the republican party. from new york city, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my question. the basis of so much of our foreign policy, why isn't foreign affairs magazine demanding a real investigation on why building number 7 fell? guest: the caller's conspiracy theory taps into rand paul. he has not distanced himself thingsople believing that are not in evidence. if rand paul is one to have a campaign that goes national, he has to learn how to dismiss and distance himself from people. host: the points he made in those 13 hours were heavy. anyone who listened learn something. whether you agree or does agree on his views on the drug issue, you said it was political thea
from other parts of the republican party was immediate. there was the wall street journal editorial. there were comments from liz andt and senator came, -- senator mccain made clear that they the best there were graham andom lindsey senator mccain. he may have lost points from the republican party for doing that. writes fort reid washington monthly on the education in the republican party. from new york city, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my question. the basis of so much of our...
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. >> top white house aides that change in part building frustration that president obama has with afghan president karzai. >> and mohamed morsi supporters want morsi reinstated. >> osama bin laden was walking around with a cowboy hat on? >> you know in a way that makes sense because it's going to provide shielding. in another way, if you really want to get noticed in pakistan walk around with a cowboy hat. >> i think it looks fantastic. we heard from the crowd how please they had were. >> that guy, that nsa leaker guy, edward snowden, here's how hot it is he's seeking asylum in antarctica. >> announcer: today's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by choice hotels. >>> i'm norah o'donnell with gayle king and anthony mason. charlie rose is off. for the first time this morning, we're hearing from the three women held prisoners for years in cleveland. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight. >> ariel castro allegedly held the three women and a child he fathered with berry until three months ago. they spoke on a youtube video leased very early this morning. it was recorded on july 2nd. t
. >> top white house aides that change in part building frustration that president obama has with afghan president karzai. >> and mohamed morsi supporters want morsi reinstated. >> osama bin laden was walking around with a cowboy hat on? >> you know in a way that makes sense because it's going to provide shielding. in another way, if you really want to get noticed in pakistan walk around with a cowboy hat. >> i think it looks fantastic. we heard from the crowd how...
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it was the biggest domestic achievement president obama's had in the white house, but tuesday night, the administration announced it was delaying by a year, a key part of the president's sweeping health care law. the mandate for businesses with 50 or more employees to provide their workers with health insurance or face fines now won't kick in until the start of 2015. the news came as mr. obama was on board air force one, flying home from africa. it involved opponents of obama care and renewed calls by many republicans to try and repeal the health care law. state lawmakers in texas came back this past week in a special session called by governor rick perry to once again try and pass a controversial bill that would ban nearly all abortions after 20 weeks. >> we pursued policies to protect unborn children. >> the bill died a week and a half ago after a filibuster by a democratic state senator. >> that filibuster grabbed national attention. fast forward gabby giffords monday firing a weapon at a gun range for the first time since she was severely wouned in a shooting two and a half years
it was the biggest domestic achievement president obama's had in the white house, but tuesday night, the administration announced it was delaying by a year, a key part of the president's sweeping health care law. the mandate for businesses with 50 or more employees to provide their workers with health insurance or face fines now won't kick in until the start of 2015. the news came as mr. obama was on board air force one, flying home from africa. it involved opponents of obama care and renewed...
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remember, this was part of a bill that was passed called dodd-frank. this consumer finance protection bill was the brain child of elizabeth warren, who, by the way, is a senator representing massachusetts. the reason she's in the senate is not a chance, don't put it down there, they for a long time wanted them to be there. nope, can't have her. cordray was her replacement. he was nominated in july of 2011. it's july 2013 now. there's no doubt about his ability to do the job, won high praise from both democrats and republicans. he has a stellar track record. if mr. cordray got a fair up or down vote, he'd be confirmed immediately, but they continue to operate without a leader because republicans want to roll back a law that protects consumers and the greed of the big wall street banks that caused the melt down in the first place. republicans refuse his nomination because they refuse to accept the law of the land. they don't dislike him. they dislike the law that was passed. the republican leaders say, there's no problem here, status quo is fine. same ty
remember, this was part of a bill that was passed called dodd-frank. this consumer finance protection bill was the brain child of elizabeth warren, who, by the way, is a senator representing massachusetts. the reason she's in the senate is not a chance, don't put it down there, they for a long time wanted them to be there. nope, can't have her. cordray was her replacement. he was nominated in july of 2011. it's july 2013 now. there's no doubt about his ability to do the job, won high praise...